Скачать книгу (размер 1 136 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 224) Аннотация: The new-look series of Miss Marple books for the 21st century. As Jane Marple sat basking in the Caribbean sunshine she felt mildly discontented with life. True, the warmth eased her rheumatism, but here in paradise nothing ever happened. Eventually, her interest was aroused by an old soldiers yarn about a strange coincidence. Infuriatingly, just as he was about to show her an astonishing…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 054 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 208) Аннотация: The new-look series of Hercule Poirot books for the 21st century. An outbreak of kleptomania at a student hostel was not normally the sort of crime that aroused Hercule Poirots interest. But when he saw the list of stolen and vandalized items — including a stethoscope, some old flannel trousers, a box of chocolates, a slashed rucksack and a diamond ring found in a bowl of soup — he congratulated…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 136 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 224) Аннотация: The new-look series of Miss Marple books for the 21st century. When Miss Marple comes up from the country for a holiday in London, she finds what shes looking for at Bertrams Hotel: traditional decor, impeccable service and an unmistakable atmosphere of danger behind the highly polished veneer. Yet, not even Miss Marple can foresee the violent chain of events set in motion when an eccentric guest…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 136 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 224) Аннотация: The new-look series of Miss Marple books for the 21st century. In utter disbelief Miss Marple read the letter addressed to her from the recently deceased Mr Rafiel — an acquaintance she had met briefly on her travels. Recognising in Miss Marple a natural flair for justice, Mr Rafiel had left instructions for her to investigate a crime after his death. The only problem was, he had failed to tell…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 217 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 240) Аннотация: Poirot books for the 21st century. First came a sinister warning to Poirot not to eat any plum pudding... then the discovery of a corpse in a chest... next, an overheard quarrel that led to murder...the strange case of the dead man who altered his eating habits... and the puzzle of the victim who dreamt his own suicide. What links these five baffling cases? The little grey cells of Monsieur…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 625 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 320) Аннотация: A new signature edition of Agatha Christies thriller, featuring the return of Superintendent Battle. Luke Fitzwilliam could not believe Miss Pinkertons wild allegation that a multiple murderer was at work in the quiet English village of Wychwood — or her speculation that the local doctor was next in line. But within hours, Miss Pinkerton had been killed in a hit-and-run car accident. Mere…
Скачать книгу (размер 2 033 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 400) Аннотация: A new signature edition of Agatha Christies thriller, an almost impossible puzzle wi supernatural trappings. In a remote house in the middle of Dartmoor, six shadowy figures huddle around a small table for a seance. Tension rises as the spirits spell out a chilling message: Captain Trevelyan... dead... murder. Is this black magic or simply a macabre joke? The only way to be certain is to locate…
Скачать книгу (размер 2 033 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 400) Аннотация: A new signature edition of Agatha Christies thriller, described by her as one of my best. The Leonides were one big happy family living in a sprawling, ramshackle mansion. That was until the head of the household, Aristide, was murdered with a fatal barbiturate injection. Suspicion naturally falls on the old mans young widow, fifty years his junior. But the murderer has reckoned without the…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 544 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 304) Аннотация: When Clarissa stumbles upon a corpse in her drawing room, she decides that she must dispose of it before her husband arrives with an important foreign dignitary and persuades her three house guests to assist her in the endeavor, but her efforts are threatened by the arrival of a police officer who has come in response to an anonymous tip about a murder.
Скачать книгу (размер 1 299 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 256) Аннотация: The tranquillity of a cruise along the Nile was shattered by the discovery that Linnet Ridgeway had been shot through the head. She was young, stylish and beautiful. A girl who had everything... until she lost her life. Hercule Poirot recalled an earlier outburst by a fellow passenger: 'I'd like to put my dear little pistol against her head and just press the trigger.' Yet in this exotic setting…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 707 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 336) Аннотация: From seat No.9, Hercule Poirot was ideally placed to observe his fellow air passengers. Over to his right sat a pretty young woman, clearly infatuated with the man opposite; ahead, in seat No.13, sat a Countess with a poorly-concealed cocaine habit; across the gangway in seat No.8, a detective writer was being troubled by an aggressive wasp. What Poirot did not yet realize was that behind him, in…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 625 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 320) Аннотация: «The beautiful bronzed body of Arlena Stuart lay face down on the beach. But strangely, there was no sun and Arlena was not sun-bathing... she had been strangled. Ever since Arlena's arrival the air had been thick with sexual tension. Each of the guests had a motive to kill her, including Arlena's new husband, but Hercule Poirot suspects that this apparent «crime of passion» conceals something…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 707 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 336) Аннотация: Beautiful young Elinor Carlisle stood serenely in the dock, accused of the murder of Mary Gerrard, her rival in love. The evidence was damning: only Elinor had the motive, the opportunity and the means to administer the fatal poison. Yet, inside the hostile courtroom, only one man still presumed Elinor was innocent until proven guilty: Hercule Poirot was all that stood between Elinor and the…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 299 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 256) Аннотация: «Tommy and Tuppence Beresford have just become the owners of an old English house. Along with the property they have inherited a collection of antique books. When looking through «The Black Arrow», Tuppence comes upon a series of apparently random underlinings which spell out a disturbing message.»
Скачать книгу (размер 1 789 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 352) Аннотация: Tommy and Tuppence Beresford were restless for adventure, so when they were asked to take over Blunts International Detective Agency, they leapt at the chance. After their triumphant recovery of a pink pearl, intriguing cases kept on coming their way.
Скачать книгу (размер 1 289 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 254) Аннотация: «Le 31 octobre, les sorcières s'envolent sur leur manche à balai: c'est Halloween, la fête du potiron. A cette occasion, Mrs Drake a organisé une soirée pour les «plus de onze ans». Les enfants participent aux préparatifs, sous l'œil nonchalant de Mrs Oliver, qui croque son éternelle pomme. «Savez-vous que j'ai eu l'occasion d'assister à un vrai…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 697 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 334) Аннотация: It is Egypt in 2000 ВС, where death gives meaning to life. At the foot of a cliff lies the broken, twisted body of Nofret, concubine to a Ka-priest. Young, beautiful and venomous, most agree that it was fate — she deserved to die like a snake! But at her father's house on the banks of the Nile, the priest's daughter Renisenb believes that the woman's death was suspicious. Increasingly, she…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 789 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 352) Аннотация: «An archaeologist's wife is murdered on the shores of the River Tigris in Iraq... It was clear to Amy Leatheran that something sinister was going on at the Hassanieh dig in Iraq; something associated with the presence of «Lovely Louise», wife of celebrated archaeologist Dr. Leidner. In a few days' time Hercule Poirot was due to drop in at the excavation site. But with Louise suffering from…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 625 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 320) Аннотация: An urgent cry for help brings Poirot to France. But he arrives too late to save his client, whose brutally stabbed body now lies face downwards in a shallow grave on a golf course. But why is the dead man wearing his sons overcoat? And who was the impassioned love-letter in the pocket for? Before Poirot can answer these questions, the case is turned upside down by the discovery of a second,…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 462 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 288) Аннотация: Agatha Christie's ingenious murder mystery, reissued with a striking new cover designed to appeal to the latest generation of Agatha Christie fans and book lovers. Nick Buckley was an unusual name for a pretty young woman. But then she had led an unusual life. First, on a treacherous Cornish hillside, the brakes on her car failed. Then, on a coastal path, a falling boulder missed her by inches.…